Wire-fence machine.



No. 703.804 Patented July I, I902.

- P. M. MISHLER.

WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

(Application filed Mar. 6, 1902.)

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(No Model.)

I WJZI/VE'SSES .ziiiorney No. 703,804. Patented July I, I902.

P. M. MISHLER.

WIRE FENCE'MAGHINE.

(Application filed Mar. 6, 1902.] (No Model.) 2 sheets-slim 2.

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PHARES M. MISHLER, OF HAGERSTOWVN, MARYLAND.

WIRE-FENCE MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,804, dated July 1, 1902.

Application filed March 6, 1902. Serial No. 96,991. (No model.)

To all 1071,0721, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHARES M. MISHLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hagerstown, in the county of Washington and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in VVire-Fence Machines; and ldo declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to 'novel improvements in-wire-fence machines, the same be-,.

July, 1897, and numbered 587,043; and the invention consists ina novel combination and arrangement of parts of which it is composed, all as will be hereinafter fully explained, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate my invention, in whicht a Figure 1 represents a side view of my device applied to'a wire fence; Fig. 2, a plan View of the rocking lever. Fig. 3 is a plan View of one of the arms. view of the same, the wire-twister. view of the upper arm a and the rocking lever. Fig. 7 is a perspective detail view ofthe outer end of one of the arms. Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the adjustable bars used for making short stay-braces. Fig. 9 is a face view of one of these bars, and Fig. 10 is an edge view of the same.

The device is-applicably adjustable to the line-wires of wire fences for making cablestays wherein adjustable arms are employed for each line-wire and is moved forwai'das the brace or stay wires are appliedto the'fence.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the main support of the device for the operating parts, and it consists of a post or a vertically-arranged gas-pipe upon which is secured a series of arms a, that are vertically adjusted thereon, said arms Fig. 4: is a bottom Fig. 6 is a detail sectional:

being equal in number to the line-wires of the fence.

B represents a rock shaft or bar which is pivoted about its center to a collar b, that is looselyadjustableuponthesupport. Between this collar and the upper arm is interposed a coiled spring 0, whereby an upward pressure is given to the rock shaft or lever aforesaid. This lever is provided at one end with an opening or eye d and at the opposite end with a hook e and an extension f, the central portion having the opening g, through the side bars 71 h of which are openings 2' ii, in which isseated the lugs is It on the collar.

The arms a are constructed at one end with an L-shaped hook Z, having a projecting pin or-lug m at the corner of the bend at and a pin 0, projecting outward from said arm, leaving a space 1) between said pin and the endof the L-shaped hook. The opposite end of this arm is provided with a lateral hook and an offset bearing 8, having extensions 15 t, which are perforated to receive a bolt 10, whereby when the arm is adjusted to the desired height or pos'itionon the support the nut o is screwed up, thus clamping this end firmly to said support. To this bolt is attached one end to of a rod or hook x, and the other hooked end :1 is connected to the eye 61 in the extreme end of the pivoted or rocking lever.

It is obvious from the above description,

takenin. connection with the accompanying drawings, that the coiled spring 0 by its upward pressure gives the desired tension at all times to the. rocking lever when the stays are being formed and made a part of the wire fence, the line-wires of the fence being held in position-by the hooks and pins while the stay-wires are twisted, which latter is accomplished by means of the twisting-handle of Fig. 5. It will be seen that this tension-lever has a universal pivotal connection with the support, that the parts, as well as the arms, can be adjusted to a nicety upon the support, and that the support, with its attachments,

.can'be readily and quickly moved along the line-wires as fast as the stays are formed and made a part of the fence.

In forming short stays for the fence alterits end b a hook and a pin a, said bar being adjustably connected to the rocking lever, and when it is desired to form short stay-wires to the fence the bar 01 is hooked at its upper end to the lever, and the lower end of the bar a by means of its hook and pin holds the stay-Wire in place while being twisted, thereby performing the same office as that of the rock-lever in making long staywires. The two bars being perforated, as at e, and a bolt being passed therethrough, the bars can be adjusted to different heights in forming short stay-wires.

I Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the support A, of the tension-lever having the central opening and side perforations or bearings, the collar provided with the lateral lugs or bearings, and an eye at one end and a hook and perforation at the opposite end, the coiled spring and arms, having the hooks and pins, said coiled spring interposed between the collar and one of the arms, all substantially as shown and described.

'2. In a device of the character described,

the tension-lever, having a central opening, the sides provided with the perforations, one end having the perforation, and the opposite end the hook and opening, the collar arranged within the central opening of the lever and provided with the bearing-lugs, the coiled spring, and the arms, said arms having the clamping end and'hook adjacent thereto, and a hook and pins at the opposite end and the bar having at one end a hook and pin and means at the opposite end for attachment to the tension-lever, the whole adapted to oper- PHARES M. MISHLER.

Witnesses:

A. F. MIsHLER, ANDREW W. REEDER. 

